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vious life, where 1t was spent. what was
my name, who were my parents, what
was my con 1try, cannot tell you. lsack
called me Paul. | could not speak a word
of the language at first"
What is their language ~
"The Falashes preserve the knowledge
of Hebrew; but among themselves they
| speak Amharic. My education was in that
language. But, to u.s. all languages are
alike. When we find ourselves in IA foreign
country we speak its language"
Anna Petroyna saws that you speak
| Russian like native"
"While in Russia | did, no doubt If
| yon asked me for Russian sentence now
| suppose | could not give you one. But
| there is one thing which makes me think
| that English Is my native language. 1t is
that am sometimes taken for an Ameri-
can. This seems to me to show that my
| childhood may have been passed in the
| United States, and that when | speak
English return to the tongue of my for
| gotten years"
"Is ii possible" said Lady Augusta
| thoughtfully, as il she had heard of many
| similar cases. But how long ago IL it
since you found yourself in Abyssinia."
Again, do not know. There are cas-
es in which man may spend his whole
life upon the study and never advance be-
You'd the gates of the Ancient Way.
There are other cases in which a man
may develop the highesl powers in a year
Or two. There are other cases in which
man can never acquire ANYTHING, how
ever long he may study. 1t is with man
kind, as regards the Ancient Way, just
as in the Heaven revealed to the Swede,
in which the spirits find their levels, and
some are contented to remain for ever in
the lower levels, while others are con
tinually rising to higher plains. do not
know how long | have studied, but
think am still young man. There is
no reason why we should interfere with
The course of nature, in which age and
| decay of the body are but incidents in the
| long eternal life. The men lose for a
While their strength of DOdy and of mind
the women their beauty. 1t is hut an iu-
| cident, strength and beauty will return
again, and the onward march to Wisdom
VIII he renewed with greater joy"
DO women walk alone upon that road"
| Herr Paulus hestated.
1T Is the modern fashion," he said, for
women to claim Independence and equal
| ty. But in the Ancient Way they do not
walk alone. We will talk OF this further;
At present YOU viii perhaps be content to
| walk with me-"
Lady Augusta looked as if she would
have k d g. inquire further into this in
| tereSil az topic, Dut she reserved it for Il
| more hitting lime-when the three girls
would not be with them.
| 81 will lead YOU" he went on, until
| you are 50 far advanced as to choose ano h
er leader. You will then know all who
are on the Ancient Way, whether living
| or dead. AS for myself 1t Will not be long,
perhaps, before | shall be recalled to the
quiet j Us of study and meditation
among the Abyssiniau mountains"
But there is the glory of the missiona-
ry," SAID Lady Augusta. "You must
not forget that"
Herr Paulus turn his sad but not re-
proachful eyes upon her.
You speak out of your ignorance" he
-uiH oil
| there are no such words as glory Of hon
our. What is it to be well or i'll spoken of
by mens We are taught to despise all
| EARTHLY shows: titles, rank, honour,
wealth, have no meaning for us, These
things do not advance upon the Way. |
came reluctantly because was enjoined
to come. | shall stay with less reluctance
because have met with reception so
warm and hearts so sympathetic"
| "Ies--yes," Lady Augusta murmured,
giving HIM her hand, you must stay with
us a long while. We have so much to
hardly on the threshold. Oh you must
stay with us a long while, Herr Pau
lus."
Make my name English" he said.
Call me Paul And you, my sisters, Will
calltby your own names too"
Slbyl shook her head.
you will except me, il you please, she
said.
SHY" 1t was Cicely who eXpostu-
lated
BE it so,' said Paul, with sigh. "In
everything human there is the touch of
di.cord--one wonders why"
promise to stay with u.s." Lady Aug
usta urged. stay with US, Paul-Paul,
our Master"
stay with us - said Cicely.
stay with us ~ murmured Hetty
"Nes-I will stay until-''-hls eyes
met the gaze Of Hety, whose eyes were tx
ed upon HIM AS those of Il nymph of Delos
might have been fixed on Apollo, had
that god vouchsafed to appear to her,
with as much awe, respect and submis-
sion.
81 will stay" he corrected himself, "a
long while. | will stay--until you your
selves order me to depart"
"Panl' said Lady Augusta, clasping
her hands, "do you knuw-do you under
stand what you nave promised -
! Yes, ne repeated firmly, but looking
al Hetty. II Will stay until you your
selves order me t. depart"
END OF THE FIRST Book.
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